Transformers: Rise of the Beasts triggers a frisson not uncommon to happily mindless franchise movies. It exudes the energy of talented filmmakers trying to wring something creative, unique, or, heaven forbid, human, from a generic template, or trying to sneak just a little bit of flavor into the boxed mix. …
Read More »Trump Indictment Part II: What's Different This Time?
Donald Trump is now the first former president to be indicted on federal charges, having earlier this year become the first former president to be criminally indicted on state charges. Both cases charge felonies. The New York case could result in prison time if there’s conviction. But in this federal …
Read More »A Trump Aide Has Been Charged, Too
Donald Trump isn’t the only individual to be indicted in the Justice Department’s probe into the former president’s handling of classified documents. Trump revealed on Friday that one of his aides, Walt Nauta, has also been charged. “I have just learned that the ‘Thugs’ from the Department of Injustice will …
Read More »Moneybagg Yo Heads to Arenas for 'Larger Than Life' Tour
Moneybagg Yo will hit the road later this summer, announcing a the 23-date run in support of his latest mixtape, Hard to Love. Moneybagg will begin the tour in Orlando on Aug. 3, before stopping in cities such as New York City, Nashville, Seattle, and Oakland. He’ll wrap his tour …
Read More »Trump Extremists Demand Civil War, Mass Murder After New Indictment
Extreme supporters of Donald Trump have met news of his federal indictment with visions of violence and retribution. At The Donald, a forum for ultra-MAGA Trump supporters, users demanded public executions and other forms of lynching to avenge the federal prosecution of Trump, for the alleged mishandling of state secrets …
Read More »Trump Melts Down as Damning Indictment Goes Public
On Friday, the Justice Department unsealed a 38-count indictment against Donald Trump and his longtime aide Walt Nauta, laying out the reasoning behind their decision to charge the former president over his hoarding of classified documents after leaving office. Trump is not coping well. Special Counsel Jack Smith has leveled …
Read More »Lala Kent Feels Kinda Bad About What She Said to Raquel Leviss at 'VPR' Reunion — But Is Still Taking Shots
Lala Kent offered up a few morsels of remorse over the treatment of fellow Vanderpump Rules star Raquel Leviss during the final installment of the show’s blockbuster three-part post-Scandoval reunion special. Part three of the Vanderpump reunion special, which aired earlier this week, was a real scorched earth affair, as …
Read More »Kimberly Perry on The Band Perry's Breakup: 'Did We Leave or Were We Kicked Out?'
In October of 2020, The Band Perry — siblings Kimberly, Reid, and Neil —headed down to Dallas, Texas, to try and give their recording days as family trio one last shot. Unmoored during Covid lockdown and slowly finding their way back to Tennessee from their shared Sherman Oaks, California, house, …
Read More »Taylor Swift Soundtracks August Slipping Away in 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 2 Teaser
August slipped away faster than any of the characters in the Prime Video series The Summer I Turned Pretty could have prepared for in the teaser trailer for its second season. Premiering with two episodes on July 14, followed by weekly releases, the show’s return finds Taylor Swift soundtracking another …
Read More »'Poor Things': Emma Stone Is Brought Back to Life in New Trailer
Following a teaser last month, Searchlight Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for director Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest offbeat comedy, Poor Things, starring Emma Stone. The film, based onAlasdair Grey’s novelof the same name, is a sort of Big-meets-Reanimator as Stone plays Bella Baxter, a woman who — thanks to her …
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